Ground beef pulled from Ralphs stores

July 2, 2008 5:02:41 AM PDT

Shoppers in several local Ralphs stores may have noticed there's no ground beef since it was pulled from supermarkets in Hollywood, Silver Lake and Orange County.The L.A. Times reported that Ralphs is responding to possible E. Coli contamination from a Nebraska company.

At least 38 illnesses were reported in Ohio and Michigan. Kroger, which supplies Ralphs, recalled its beef products from those states.